WHY STEWART PINKERTON IS UNRELIABLE: 2. THE STATISTICS OF MALICE

**dave weil** · March 9th 06, 11:34 AM posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.opinion

On 9 Mar 2006 00:14:32 -0800, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
wrote:

Now what should I do with this 15-year-old MacAllan that I have? Those
****ing Scottish gets are so cheap it was probably rested (briefly) in
knotty pine tubs. That might be why it took them 15 years to sell it.

This is one of the main differences between bourbon and scotch.
Bourbon makers only use their barrels once. Then they sell their old
used charred barrels to the scotch.

Thrifty is as thrifty does.

**Stewart Pinkerton** · March 9th 06, 06:49 PM posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.opinion

On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 06:34:43 -0600, dave weil
wrote:

On 9 Mar 2006 00:14:32 -0800, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
wrote:

Now what should I do with this 15-year-old MacAllan that I have? Those
****ing Scottish gets are so cheap it was probably rested (briefly) in
knotty pine tubs. That might be why it took them 15 years to sell it.

This is one of the main differences between bourbon and scotch.
Bourbon makers only use their barrels once. Then they sell their old
used charred barrels to the scotch.

Thrifty is as thrifty does.

Correct. We let the Yanks take the rough edge off the wood.... :-)

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